List of Political Families in The United Kingdom - Churchills, Spencers and Related Persons

Churchills, Spencers and Related Persons

  • John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, military commander and politician
    • George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough, politician; descendant of John, 1st Duke
      • John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough, politician, descendant of George
        • Lord Randolph Churchill, politician, son of John
          • Sir Winston Churchill, Prime Minister; son of Lord Randolph
            • Randolph Churchill, Member of Parliament; married to Pamela Harriman; son of Sir Winston
              • Winston Churchill, Member of Parliament; son of RFE Churchill and Pamela Harriman
            • Christopher Soames, politician; married to Mary Churchill, daughter of Sir Winston
              • Nicholas Soames, politician; son of Christopher Soames; maternal grandson of Sir Winston Churchill
            • Duncan Sandys, politician; married to Diana Churchill, daughter of Sir Winston
            • Anthony Eden, Prime Minister; married to Clarissa Churchill, niece of Sir Winston
        • Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough, politician, grandson of John, 7th Duke
    • Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, descendant of John, 1st Duke
      • Spencer Cavendish (1833–1908), Liberal then Liberal Unionist MP for Lancashire North 1857–1868, Radnor 1869–1880, Lancashire Northeast 1880–1885 and Rossendale 1885–1891, later 8th Duke of Devonshire, asked three times to be Prime Minister; son of 7th Duke
      • Lord Frederick Cavendish (1836–1882), Liberal MP for the West Riding of Yorkshire and Chief Secretary for Ireland; brother of Spencer
      • Lord Edward Cavendish (1838–1891), MP for Derbyshire West; brother of Spencer
        • Victor Cavendish (1868–1938), Liberal Unionist MP for Derbyshire West 1891–1908, later 9th Duke of Devonshire; son of Edward
          • Edward Cavendish (1895–1950), MP for Derbyshire West 1923–1938, later 10th Duke of Devonshire; son of 9th Duke
            • Andrew Cavendish (1920–2004), 11th Duke of Devonshire, minister in Conservative government 1960–64; son of 10th Duke
        • Richard Cavendish (1871–1946), MP for North Lancashire; son of Edward, brother of Victor
    • George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer (1758-1834), Whig MP for Northampton and Surrey, Lord Privy Seal in 1794, First Lord of the Admiralty in 1794-1801 under William Pitt the Younger and Charles James Fox, Home Secretary in 1806-1807 in the Ministry of All the Talents under Lord Grenville, brother of Georgiana
      • John Spencer, 3rd Earl Spencer (1782-1845), Whig MP for Northamptonshire and South Northamptonshire, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Leader of the House of Commons in 1830-1834, son of George
      • Frederick Spencer, 4th Earl Spencer, (1798-1857), Whig MP, Lord Chamberlain of the Household in 1846-1848 and Lord Steward of the Household in 1854-1857, brother of John
        • John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer (1835-1910), Liberal MP for South Northamptonshire, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1868-1874 and 1882-1885, Lord President of the Council in 1880-1883 and in 1886, First Lord of the Admiralty in 1892-1895, son of Frederick
        • Charles Spencer, 6th Earl Spencer (1857-1922), MP for North and Mid Northamptonshire, Lord Chamberlain of the Household in 1905-1912, brother of John and son of Frederick

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